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Printable Discovered check Puzzles

Real positions from rated games. Narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then solve or print each one.

Printable worksheet

12 discovered check puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key

A discovered check unmasks a check from a rear piece while the front piece moves anywhere it likes. Because the king must answer the check, the moving piece can often capture or threaten with total impunity.

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Positions come from real rated games. The answer key prints on the last page.

Discovered check — chess puzzle worksheet Name: ______________   Date: ______________
♜♝♛♚♝♜
♟♟♞♟♟
♟♟♟
♙♘
♙♙♙♕♙♙♙
♖♔♗♘♖
#1 · white to move · rating 614
♜♟♚
♟♞♟
♘
♞♙♟♙
♘
♙
♔♖♖
#2 · black to move · rating 1120
♜♝♛♝♜
♟♟♟♟♘♚
♞♙♟♟
♟
♙
♙
♙♗♙♙♙♙
♖♘♔♖
#3 · white to move · rating 1306
♟♚♟
♟♖♟♟
♟♙♞
♙
♙♙♙
♘♞♔♙
♜♘
#4 · black to move · rating 1477
♜♛
♟♚♟♕
♟♟
♝♟♙
♗♙♙♘
♙♔♙
♜
#5 · white to move · rating 1672
♜♚
♟♖♟♟
♝
♗♟
♟♝
♙♙♙♙
♔
#6 · white to move · rating 1841
♜♚
♟♛♜
♟
♙♕
♟♙
♙♙♙♘
♔♖
#7 · white to move · rating 2030
♖♟♟
♜
♚♙
♙
♔
#8 · white to move · rating 2164
♚♜♜
♟♟♟♛♟
♞♟♝♟
♝
♘♗
♙
♙♙♙♙♙♙
♖♕♔♗♖
#9 · black to move · rating 2293
♜♚
♟♖♟♟
♛♗♞♟
♟♝
♙♗
♙♕♙♙♙
♔
#10 · white to move · rating 2449
♚
♟♝♘♟♟
♛
♟♜
♙
♟♙
♙♙♙
♖♕♖♔
#11 · black to move · rating 2632
♜
♕♗♚♟
♟♟
♟
♛♙
♞♙
♜♙
♖♖♔
#12 · white to move · rating 2798

Answer key

  1. #1 (puzzle 0Krgd): Nd6#
  2. #2 (puzzle 09DMw): Nc3+ → Na5 → Rxa5#
  3. #3 (puzzle 06gwJ): Bxe5+ → Kh7 → Ng5+ → hxg5 → hxg5+ → Bh6 → Rxh6#
  4. #4 (puzzle 0RPyE): Nd3+ → Ke3 → Nec1#
  5. #5 (puzzle 0Smwl): Qxf7+ → Kc6 → Qxe6+ → Kc7 → Bd6+ → Kb6 → Be7+ → Ka7 → Bxd8
  6. #6 (puzzle 0V1Wc): Rxg7 → Re8 → Re7+ → Kg8 → Rxe8+
  7. #7 (puzzle 0WK0I): Nf4 → Rxf5 → Ng6+ → Kg7 → Nxe7+ → Rg5 → Rxg5+
  8. #8 (puzzle 0aNf3): Rc4+ → Kh5 → g4+ → Kxh4 → gxf5+
  9. #9 (puzzle 0YOQy): Bxd4 → exd4 → Bg4+ → Be2 → Nxd4
  10. #10 (puzzle 04dHh): Re8+ → Kxe8 → Qe2+ → Ne4 → Bxb5+
  11. #11 (puzzle 09QHj): dxc4+ → Rf3 → Qf6 → Kg1 → Bxf3
  12. #12 (puzzle 22Qyy): Bxg6+ → Kxg6 → Rxb6+ → Rf6 → Rb7 → Rxf4 → Qxh7+

Positions from real rated games (CC0 data).